NASA Briefs Preliminary Plume Findings from Moon Mission |
NASA Briefs Preliminary Plume Findings from Moon Mission |
Nov 10 2009, 09:26 PM
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Nov 13 2009, 05:21 PM
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Infrared detection of water vapor and ice, ultraviolet detection of hydroxyl (OH). Lower limit of about 100 kg of water was detected. "Twelve buckets full". "Other stuff" found, too. No word yet on what.
Edit 38 minutes past the hour - CH type molecules present (possibilities are methane, CO2, etc.) |
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Nov 13 2009, 08:40 PM
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Edit 38 minutes past the hour - CH type molecules present (possibilities are methane, CO2, etc.) CO2 won't have any C-H stretches. Can someone post a link for that update? -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Nov 13 2009, 10:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
CO2 won't have any C-H stretches. Can someone post a link for that update? I mentioned it that way because that was how it was presented. Thirty-seven or so minutes into the briefing the question was asked about what else besides water. The fellow mentions "CH type" substances, and rattles off a list of possibilities in which carbon dioxide was included. Methane was another (I guess between it and CO2 you get an average of two), and methanol was also mentioned. I believe the possiblility of some kind of sulfur compound was raised, I can't remember the exact substance. |
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